The Lobster Leads Moët British Independent Film Award Nominations

The Lobster has been lighting up the festival circuit and winning over the critics and will battle it out for the Best British Independent Film prize.

The movie is also nominated for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Producer of the Year. Colin Farrell is nominated for Best Actor and Olivia Colman and Ben Whishaw for their supporting roles.

45 Years and Macbeth were two of the other big winners as they picked up six nominations each, while Brooklyn and Ex Machina received five nods.

The British Independent Film category is set to be a tough one as 45 Years, Amy, Ex Machina, The Lobster, and Macbeth are all in the running - a couple of which could find themselves as Oscar contenders com the beginning of next year.

Picking a winner for Best Actress is also going to be tough as Marion Cotillard, Carey Mulligan, Charlotte Rampling, Saoirse Ronan and Alicia Vikander have been nominated for their work in Macbeth, Suffragette, 45 Years, Brooklyn and The Danish Girl.

There's also some fine talent on show in the Best Actor category as Tom Courtenay, Colin Farrell, Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy, and Tom Hiddleston were nominated for 45 Years, The Lobster, Macbeth, Legend and High-Rise.

Tom Hardy secured Legend's only nomination while Tom Hiddleston's Best Actor nod was one of four for High-Rise, which is yet to hit the big screen here in the UK.

Amy is one of the most high-profile and critically acclaimed documentaries of the year and is possibly the favourite to scoop the Best Documentary prize. However, it is nominated alongside Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance, How To Change The World, Palio, and A Syrian Love Story. Amy picked up five nominations, including Best Film and Best Director for Asif Kapadia.

Kapadia is joined by Andrew Haigh (45 Years), Alex Garland (Ex Machina), Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster), and Justin Kurzel (Macbeth) in the race for Best Director.

In total, twenty eight different British feature films have been nominated this year and the winners will be announced at The Moët British Independent Film Awards on Sunday 6 December.